Past UERC Symposia
Since 2018 abstracts and other symposium materials are available in the PDX Scholar UERC archive
UERC Symposium 2026
16 March 2026
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Portland State University
Smith Memorial Student Union
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Roy Iwai - The heart of collaboration in conservation: is it ecology or culture?
Pamela Slaughter - People of Color Outdoors
UERC Symposium 2025
17 March 2025
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Portland State University
Smith Memorial Student Union
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Gabe Shoeships - Cultural Ecology in the urban landscape: lessons from ancestors
Leslie King - Vulnerability and Injustice: Visualizing Environmental Health Impacts
UERC Symposium 2024
11 March 2024
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Reed College
Kaul Auditorium
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Mason Fidino - The Urban Wildlife Information Network
Sara Petrita Bombaci - Invisible Injustice, Resilient Communities, and Just Urban Futures
Urban Ecology & Conservation Symposium 2023
April 4th 2023
In Person at Portland State University
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Steward Pickett, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Diego Ellis Soto, Yale University Center for Biodiversity and Global Change
Urban Ecology & Conservation Symposium 2022
March 7 -8, 2022
Virtual
Keynote Speakers:
David G. Lewis, PhD, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies, Oregon State University
Alan Yeakley, PhD | Professor and Chair, Department of Geography & Environmental Systems, University Of Maryland Baltimore County
Urban Ecology & Conservation Symposium 2021
March 1-2, 2021
Virtual
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, Professor of Biology, Forest Canopy Ecologist, University of Utah
Topic: Branching Out: Forests from the Canopy Perspective
PK Das, Architect & Activist, PK Das and Associates
Topic: Reclaiming and democratizing urban ecology
Urban Ecology & Conservation Symposium 2020
Monday, March 2, 2020, 8 AM – 6 PM
Portland State University, Smith Center Ballroom
1825 SW Broadway, Portland OR
Keynote Speakers
DR. VIVEK SHANDAS, Professor, Portland State University.
Topic: Social construction of urban ecosystems in a time of rapid [climate] change.
DR. ANA M. ALVAREZ, Deputy General Manager, East Bay Regional Park District.
Topic: Diversity, equity, and inclusion in the environmental movement.
